Sean Finning
 Portrait of Australian Paralympic Team cyclist Finning | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australia | |||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1985 | |||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | |||||||||
| Club | Castlemaine CC | |||||||||
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Sean Finning (born 22 January 1985) is an Australian cyclist. He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling as a sighted pilot.
Personal
Finning was born on 22 January 1985 in Kyneton, Victoria. He attended Castlemaine Secondary College, leaving school after year 11.[1] As of 2012, he lives in Castlemaine, Victoria[2][3] and works for PJ's Discount Tyres.[1]
Cycling
Finning is a cyclist.[2] He is a member of the Castlemaine CC.[1]
Finning competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal.[2][4] In 2010, he was the sighted pilot for Bryce Lindores at the Segovia Para-cycling World Cup where he earned a gold medal.[3] He competed solo at the 2012 Bendigo International Madison.[4] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling as a sighted pilot for Bryce Lindores.[5]
References
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Wikinews has related news: Cyclist Sean Finning last competitor named to Australia's 2012 Paralympic team |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sean Finning". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Great day for locals - Local News - Sport - Cycling". Ararat Advertiser. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tandem collect second World Cup gold for Australia". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dole, Nathan (2012-02-21). "Top guns back on track to chase Bendigo International Madison glory". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Cyclist Sean Finning last competitor named to Australia's 2012 Paralympic team - Wikinews, the free news source". En.wikinews.org. Retrieved 2012-08-14.